A quiet night on the networks. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was easily the highest rated show of the night, but its 2.2 was its lowest rated Tuesday airing ever, down 0.2 from last week and 0.3 from the parallel night last year. FOX:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE slipped 0.1 to 1.2. ABC:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE climbed 0.11 to 0.69, but QUEENS was down 0.02 to 0.28. CBS:  FBI lost 0.05 to 0.67, FBI: INTERNATIONAL slipped 0.03 to 0.48, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.09 to 0.53. NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.04 to 0.82, LA BREA edged up 0.02 to 0.60, and NEW AMSTERDAM […]

  After the excitement of the past two days, with the arrivals of The Blacklist and Agents of SHIELD, last night’s numbers were on the dull side. ABC:  Even though ABC won the night, there was no good news in the line-up.  THE MIDDLE began its season at 2.4, down 0.5 from last fall.  The […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK slipped 0.02 to 0.48, and 20/20 was down 0.04 to 0.30. CBS:  A pair of GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS specials was at 0.20/0.18.  A BLUE BLOODS rerun ended the night at 0.24. NBC:  A run of the movie SING (tying in with the sequel’s release this week) was at 0.39, […]

  Finales, midseason and otherwise.  DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis follows the chart. ABC:  The […]

  As we approach the start of November sweeps on Halloween night, most of the networks are locking in their back order/cancellation plans, with one conspicuous exception. First, some big-picture numbers: Network Weekly Averages  –  1st 5 Weeks of Season NBC:  3.07/2.81/2.66/2.97/2.44 FOX:  2.16/1.75/2.42/1.85/3.26 CBS:  2.24/2.46/1.86/2.19/1.89 ABC:  2.29/2.08/1.81/1.90/1.75 CW:  0.27/0.53/0.68/0.77/0.67 (Note:  a fair amount of the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The broadcast share of the NFL PLAYOFFS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game was 2.73. CBS:  The network branded its line-up as “specials” because of the holiday.  Returning from a week of reruns, THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.07 to 0.61, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA slipped 0.02 to 0.49, NCIS rose 0.07 to 0.54, and NCIS: […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL ruled Saturday cable, and it was a big day for ESPN, which led with the ORANGE BOWL at 3.12 and the FIESTA BOWL at […]